CULLOWHEE—The 2013–14 North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching annual report has been released. NCCAT remains focused on impacting students, supporting teachers, and responding to state initiatives. NCCAT served more teachers in 2013–14 than in fiscal year 2012-13.
In 2013–2014, NCCAT served more than 100 school districts in North Carolina. In the center’s history, NCCAT has served every county and district in the state of North Carolina.
The 2013-14 North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching annual report has been released. NCCAT remains focused on impacting students, supporting teachers and responding to state initiatives. NCCAT served more teachers in 2013-14 than in 2012-13.
In 2013-2014, NCCAT served more than 100 school districts in North Carolina. In the center's history, NCCAT has served every county and district in the state of North Carolina.
Here is some interesting news for history teachers looking for resources ...
"WASHINGTON — History can come alive in classrooms around the country under a new project that enables students to access a trove of old data that can help them discover their own places in the broad sweep of the American story.
The for-profit online family history company, Ancestry.com, has opened its collection of historical documents to schools for free, drawing on help from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to guide teachers in using them in their classrooms.
Interesting look at Literacy instruction from Edutopia. Remember we have courses with openings now for the spring semester. Click here to learn more about Literacy Instruction with NCCAT.
From the Edutopia post ...
Responding to a request from North Carolina educators we were pleased to host EdCamp WNC on Nov. 15 in Cullowhee. It’s exciting for me as a life-long educator when I think about the 54 teachers and administrators who took part of their weekend after long hours during the week, to explore how to use digital learning to improve education for the children of our state.
CULLOWHEE—More than 92 educators applied to take part in EdCamp WNC, Nov. 14 on the campus of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a national leader in professional development.
EdCamps, which began in 2010, are not like a traditional conference with a set schedule determined months ahead of the event. This professional development model has an agenda that is created at the start of the event by the participants to fit their needs. Participants are encouraged to attend sessions that are best for them.
We're happy to see Brian Smith of Newton-Conover City Schools in the Hickory Young Professionals Top 10 Under 40 list. Congrats Brian! He has been with us several times at NCCAT.
Here are some highlights of Brian's work for education in NC!
- Assists teachers who have struggling students in their classrooms.
- Provides staff development with integrating math into special areas and facilitates how to work with students who are experiencing trauma.
We give thanks on Thanksgiving. We have Black Friday and Cyber Monday to shop for gifts for loved ones. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Your donation to NCCAT will support the teachers and students of North Carolina today.
As you shop online this holiday season we hope you will consider helping NCCAT with its mission to advance teaching as an art and a profession. Doing this is easy with iGive.com. An average of 3% of what you spend goes to NCCAT.
Gwen Austin, History teacher from Ocracoke School, and Joshua Gaskill, History teacher from Pamlico County High School, recently received Honored Educator Scholarships from NCCAT. Here's a bit about about both ...